Academic Vocab Quiz 1

The point of a story where the main character makes a choice or is met with some problems/conflict.

• exposition

• rising action

• climax

• falling action

• exposition/

  denouement

The outcome of the story.

• exposition

• rising action

• climax

• falling action

• resolution / denouement

The point of the story where the characters are affected by the choices they made and start to clean up the conflict.

• exposition

• rising action

• climax

• falling action

• exposition/ denouement

The turning point of the story.

• Expositon

• Rising Action

• Climax

• Falling Action

• Resolution / Denouement

The part of a story that introduces the characters, setting, and the inciting incident.

• Exposition

• Rising Action

• Climax

• Falling Action

• Resolution / Denouement

Identify the type of conflict being described: Mrs. Brown cannot clear the paper jam in the copy machine.

• person vs. person

• person vs. machine

• person vs. society

• person vs. self (internal conflict)

Identify the type of conflict being described: Mr. Nuttel believes he sees ghosts when the men appear to be walking toward him.

• person vs. nature

• person vs. self (internal conflict)

• person vs. person

• person vs. supernatural

Identify the type of conflict being described: A tornado devastates the entire town.

• person vs. nature

• person vs. society

• person vs. machine

• person vs. person

Identify the type of conflict being described: Sophie and her parents argue about what time her curfew should be.

• person vs. society

• person vs. self (internal conflict)

• person vs. nature

• person vs. person

Identify the type of conflict being described: Gary cannot decide if he should stay home and study for the quiz or go out with friends.

• person vs. self (internal conflict)

• person vs. supernatural

• person vs. person

• person vs. nature